County final season is now as good as done and dusted. There is a delayed London senior hurling final still to be played but that aside, it’s full steam ahead for the provincial championships. Corofin, East Kerry and Newcastle West won three of the latest county finals of the year, in Galway, Kerry and Limerick […]

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Paudie Clifford has suggested a slight tweak in the lay-out of the Kerry senior football championship. The East Kerry captain played a key role in his divisional side’s 2-10 to 0-15 win over mid Kerry, in what was a repeat of last year’s county final. The increasing prominence of the divisional sides has led to […]

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Gary Sice dropped to his knees the second the final whistle was blown in the Galway senior football final. His team-mates Tony Gill, Micheal Lundy and Dylan McHugh dropped with him. Amid the excitement of regaining the Galway senior football championship, they patted him on the back and had a word in his ear. For […]

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Kilmacud Crokes 1-12 Éire Óg 0-4 Shane Walsh’s late goal off the left put the gloss on Kilmacud Crokes’ comfortable Leinster quarter final win over Éire Óg. There was plenty of nostalgia during the week about the Carlow club’s legendary Leinster club final win over their Dublin opponents in 1999, but there was to be […]

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Will you even get your own county’s sponsor right?

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The London senior hurling final has been postponed 48 hours before the scheduled throw-in for the second time in three weeks. The competing clubs St Gabriels and Brothers Pearse were informed of the decision on Friday, when London GAA signalled their intention to wait out on ‘the full DRA tribunal hearing.’ Originally fixed for October […]

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Recently relegated Kerins O’Rahillys have expressed their ‘anger’ and ‘ire’ at the lay-out of Kerry’s county championship. Despite being the reigning Munster champions, the Tralee club were demoted to the intermediate grade when they lost to Na Gaeil after extra-time in last Saturday’s relegation final. O’Rahillys defeated Newcastlewest in last December’s Munster club final before […]

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County final season has almost come and gone. The provincial club championships are ready to go. Kilmacud Crokes and Carlow’s Éire Óg kick the weekend off in style on Saturday night in Netwatch Cullen Park in the Leinster quarter final. The game will be live on RTÉ Two and the history that exists between these […]

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Brought to you be Heineken Manie Libbok was dropped from the Springboks’ 23 man squad ahead of the Rugby World Cup final against New Zealand. Having played in every other game in the tournament, starting in all bar one of the five, the 26-year-old fly-half had played a key role in the team’s journey to […]

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Jean Kleyn has said that, for him, the call to represent South Africa at the 2023 World Cup came ‘out of the blue.’ Having qualified for Ireland through residency grounds, the Munster lock represented Ireland at the 2019 World Cup in Japan and subsequently in the 2020 Six Nations. He fell out of favour following […]

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Barring a very small number, the Galway and Kerry football finals included, the majority of county championships have now been completed. The bank holiday weekend just gone played host to 12 county finals, with the provincial championships now on the horizon. Na Fianna’s hurlers were arguably the story of the weekend, winning their first ever […]

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Na Fianna have finally won their first Dublin senior hurling title. Having lost the last two finals, the Mobhi Road club came into this one with a point to prove and they did that, destroying Ballyboden St Enda’s with a scintillating display of hurling. Sean Currie was the man-of-the-match in their sixteen point win, scoring […]

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O’Loughlin Gaels 0-20 Ballyhale Shamrocks 0-19 Paddy Deegan scored a sensational winning score as O’Loughlin Gaels defeated Ballyhale Shamrocks to win the Kilkenny SHC final by one point. The Shamrocks were in pursuit of a sixth championship in a row but O’Loughlin Gaels denied them, winning their first county title since 2016. Paddy Deegan was […]

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New Zealand head coach Ian Foster felt slightly aggrieved about some of the officiating during his country’s 12-11 Rugby World Cup final loss to South Africa. Having lost flanker Shannon Frizell early on to a sin bin, followed closely by a red card for their captain Sam Cane, the All Blacks played most of the […]

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New Zealand captain Sam Cane was sent off in the 28th minute of their Rugby World Cup final loss to South Africa. Having initially been sent to the bunker, the TMO intervened to upgrade the flanker’s card to red, earning him an unwanted piece of history in the process. For his head-high tackle on South […]

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There are 12 senior county finals taking place this Sunday. Top billing from a hurling perspective goes to the deciders in Limerick, Tipperary, Dublin, Galway and Kilkenny while, from a football stand-point, the Mayo and Tyrone finals are the real eye-catchers. Three of those hurling county finals will be broadcast live on television across the […]

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Johnny Sexton has officially retired from professional rugby. After an 18-year professional career that saw him win almost everything there is to win in the game, the legendary out-half has finally decided to step away. Sexton, 38, had been linked with a mega-money-move to Japan in recent days, to close out his rugby career, but […]

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Bundee Aki is among four players nominated for the prestigious World Rugby player of the year award. The Connacht centre capped off a brilliant general season with an outstanding World Cup, where he scored five tries in five games, while playing every minute of the tournament for Ireland. Aki, 33, made 10 clean breaks across […]

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Brought to you be Heineken Rugby analyst Brent Pope reckons that Irish rugby is in a good place, despite the disappointing end to their 2023 Rugby World Cup campaign. Irish hopes were higher than ever before on the back of their huge pool stage win over South Africa, as well as the 17-game winning streak […]

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South Africa’s Bongi Mbonambi has been accused of a racial slur by England’s Tom Curry after their Rugby World Cup quarter final clash. The alleged slur took place in the first half of the game with the England back-row’s complaints having been picked up on Ben O’Keeffe’s ref-mic. The 25-year-old England flanker accused the South […]

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South Africa defeated England by one point, on a scoreline of 16-15 in the Rugby World Cup quarter final. England had led 15-6 with ten minutes to go but a try from Munster lock RG Snyman dragged the Springboks back into the game. Handre Pollard converted Snyman’s try to set up a grandstand finish and, […]

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There are 15 senior county finals taking place this weekend, across Gaelic football and hurling, on one of the biggest club weekends of the year. The Dublin senior club football final between Kilmacud Crokes and Ballyboden St Enda’s takes top-billing on Sunday, but there are a number of other eye-catching ties throughout the country. The […]

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Davy Fitzgerald is not a fan of the two new rules that are currently being trialled in freshers hurling. The puck-out rule will lead to more rucks according to the Waterford manager, who straight-up isn’t a fan of the other rule relating to hand-passes. All puck-outs must pass the 45 before being played by one […]

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Just two days after it played host to their emotional celebrations of a Cork SHC title, the Sarsfields GAA pitch in Cork was submerged in floods. Storm Babet was at its worst in Cork and Kerry, where there was a status orange weather warning, with destructive floods forming throughout the counties. The Sarsfields club in […]

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Davy Fitzgerald has no problem admitting that he had to exhaust every possible avenue to get Austin Gleeson to hurl for Waterford in 2022. The Déise manager says that, initially, when he first took on the Waterford job, he could see the signs that Gleeson was lagging. Fitzgerald recalls one of the first team-meeting of […]

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Brought to you be Heineken Mike Ross remembers rooming with Johnny Sexton during the Churchill Cup in 2006. It was Sexton’s very first year with Leinster but, during this tour with ‘Ireland A,’ as Ross recalls it, the out-half was getting itchy feet. He wasn’t getting a look-in at with his province and, seeing as […]

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The New Zealand media don’t believe the Irish team choked in Saturday night’s Rugby World Cup quarter final. Ireland failed once again to break through the glass ceiling of a Rugby World Cup quarter final with their 28-24 loss to New Zealand in Paris. It means that, going back to their quarter final exit in […]

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Brought to you be Heineken Former Ireland prop Mike Ross felt the Irish scrummagers were ‘harshly-done-by’ against New Zealand in Saturday night’s Rugby World Cup quarter final. The Cork man says that Wayne Barnes’ brace of scrum-time penalty calls against Andrew Porter could easily have gone the other way. Barnes came down hard on Porter […]

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Bundee Aki and Jack Conan took on the role of flight attendant during the Irish rugby team’s trip home from Paris. The Irish team left the French capital earlier than they would have liked due to their Rugby World Cup quarter final loss to New Zealand. Ireland were favourites heading into the game but a ropy […]

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Down GAA have described Kilcoo’s appeals against referee Paul Faloon on the grounds of perceived bias as ‘baseless.’ The county board issued a statement on Monday afternoon on the back of the controversy that surrounded the build-up to their senior football final which took place on Sunday. Kilcoo won the game by 2-12 to Burren’s […]

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All Blacks captain Sam Cane says that, rather than focusing on Peter O’Mahony’s ‘shit Richie McCaw’ scald of him last year, his motivation came from within. The 31-year-old New Zealander did allow himself a brief smile when O’Mahony’s brutal 2022 taunt was brought up in the post-match press-conference, after New Zealand’s RWC quarter final win […]

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Down referee Brian Higgins is now set to referee the game. The Down senior football final between Kilcoo and Burren was awash with controversy before a ball was even kicked on Sunday after a dispute surrounding referees. The Kilcoo club caused the stir by submitting an appeal to the county hearings committee against the appointment […]

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Peter O’Mahony was non-committal on his Ireland future after their loss to New Zealand in the Rugby World Cup quarter final. The Munster back-row said that it was ‘probably the toughest’ dressing room he’s ever been in as, after the game, Ireland came to terms with defeat. O’Mahony paid tribute to his long-time team-mates Keith […]

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Johnny Sexton and New Zealand centre Rieko Ioane exchanged cross words after Ireland’s loss to New Zealand. The All Blacks defeated Ireland 28-24 to book their place in next weekend’s Rugby World Cup semi-final against Argentina. Ireland endured a ropy start to the game and were ultimately forced to pay the price for falling 13-0 […]

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Dan Sheehan paid an emotional tribute to Johnny Sexton after Ireland’s Rugby World Cup quarter final exit. The 38-year-old Irish captain didn’t get the fairytale ending he was hoping for as his last game as a professional rugby player ended in a 28-24 loss to New Zealand. Ireland hooker Sheehan hailed Sexton for the impact […]

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Josh van der Flier says that hardest part of Ireland’s loss to New Zealand is seeing Johnny Sexton finish up on those terms. This tournament had long been ear-marked as the Ireland out half’s last dance as a rugby player and it ended in a 28-24 quarter final defeat to New Zealand. Ireland got off […]

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It’s going to be a busy fortnight for Neil McManus. First, he has the Antrim SHC final this Sunday, where he’s hoping to lead Ruairí Óg Cushendall to their first Volunteer Cup since 2018. It’s a more novel affair the following Saturday, but no less exciting as he captains the Irish shinty team against Scotland. […]

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Gearoid Hegarty says that the rumours which circulated about him earlier in 2023 had more of an impact on his family than they did on him. The Limerick hurler says that his mother and his grand-mother, in particular, didn’t take the baseless and unfounded speculation very well. The rumour mill had it after Limerick’s Munster […]

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Scott McTominay was Manchester United’s saviour at the weekend. Erik ten Hag’s side looked beaten when, with 87 minutes on the clock, McTominay was summoned from the bench against Brentford. The Scot miraculously turned the game in United’s favour, scoring two goals in stoppage time in a power-packed cameo. A fan-favourite at the club, mainly […]

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Over in New Zealand, they aren’t taking the Irish challenge lightly. Ireland have been widely described as favourites ahead of their Rugby World Cup quarter final against the aristocrats of world rugby That’s legislating for quite a change since the last World Cup, when the Kiwis defeated Ireland by 46-16, but the Ireland team, in […]

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Caroline Currid has departed the Limerick management team ahead of the 2024 season. The sports psychologist has been a part of the Limerick backroom team for each of their last five All-Ireland wins, in 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 but will no longer be involved. The news was confirmed at a Limerick county board […]

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Ireland’s hopes of future Olympic medals could be set to take something of a hit with speculation that boxing and lightweight rowing will not be on the roster for Los Angeles 2028. Between them, boxing and lightweight rowing have accounted for more than half of Ireland’s total Olympic medal tally. In our Olympic history, Ireland’s […]

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Mohill’s man-for-all-seasons Ronan Kennedy stepped up again on county final day. The sharpshooting forward was his club’s hero in 2006, when as a teenager, he kicked the winning score against St Mary’s Kiltoghert to end a Leitrim SFC famine for Mohill. 17 years and eight finals later, some things never change, Kennedy was again the […]

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Rob Kearney laid into Scotland after their 36-14 defeat to Ireland in the Rugby World Cup pool stages. Gregor Townsend’s side were at the last chance saloon stage when they took on Ireland in the Stade de France on Saturday night but, having conceded a try after 62 seconds, they were never really able to […]

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Szmodics is the top scorer in the championship. Un-capped midfielder Sammie Szmodics has been called up to the Ireland squad by Stephen Kenny ahead of Ireland’s upcoming international matches against Greece and Gibraltar. Szmodics, the 28-year-old Blackburn player, has been called up in place of the injured Aaron Connolly. An attacking midfielder, Szmodics has scored […]

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Racehorse trainer Gordon Elliott punched the air as his club Summerhill won their first Meath SFC title in 10 years. Having lost the last four county finals they’ve played in, including three in a row from 2017 to 2019, Sunday’s triumph was an emotional one for Summerhill. There was nothing between themselves and Ratoath in […]

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Garry Ringrose scored one try and had a hand in a number of others as Ireland defeated Scotland 36-14 to qualify for the quarter finals of the Rugby World Cup. James Lowe opened the scoring after 62 seconds with the quickest try Ireland have ever scored in a World Cup game and from there, Ireland […]

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Ollie Smith kicked it all of by petulantly tripping Johnny Sexton off the ball. The Scotland full back was yellow carded for his misdemeanour but Pierre Schoeman wasn’t punished for his. Smith’s trip drew the ire of a number of Ireland players and a scuffle soon broke out between both teams. Away from the main […]

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Kilmacud Crokes 2-15 Raheny 2-15 (Crokes win 5-4 on penalties) Kilmacud Crokes are through to their third consecutive Dublin SFC final, but only after surviving an almighty test from a Raheny side that just wouldn’t give up. Crokes had looked dead and buried in normal time, trailing by three points with three minutes of injury-time […]

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Dónal Breathnach isn’t sure about ‘new-found-fame,’ he’s yet to experience that apparently. But one thing he can’t deny is that it’s caused a bit of a stir. Given the people of An Rinn something to talk about. Ring is an idyllic sort of a place on Waterford’s coast-line, just south of Dungarvan. Think small shops, […]

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